The Ungern-Sternberg family or von Ungern-Sternberg is an old and influential

Baltic-German nobility Baltic Germans ( or , later ) are Germans, ethnic German inhabitants of the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea, in what today are Estonia and Latvia. Since Flight and expulsion of Germans (1944–1950), their resettlement in 1945 after the end ...

, with branches belonging to the

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, Finnish, Swedish and

Russian nobility The Russian nobility or ''dvoryanstvo'' () arose in the Middle Ages. In 1914, it consisted of approximately 1,900,000 members, out of a total population of 138,200,000. Up until the February Revolution of 1917, the Russian noble estates staffed ...

Notable members

* Mattias Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg (1689–1763),

lantmarskalk Lantmarskalk, (; ) was the title of one of the speakers of the Sweden, Swedish Riksdag of the Estates, from 1627 to 1866 and of the Diet of Finland, Diet of Grand Duchy of Finland from 1809 to 1906. The Lantmarskalk was appointed by the Swedish nobi ...

at the Swedish

Riksdag of the Estates Riksdag of the Estates (; informally ) was the name used for the Estates of Sweden when they were assembled. Until its dissolution in 1866, the institution was the highest authority in Sweden next to the King. It was a Diet made up of the Fou ...

(1742, 1746) * Anna Dorothea von Ungern-Sternberg (1769–1846), wife of Aleksey Grigorievich Bobrinsky * Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg (1806–1869), Baltic German novelist, poet and painter *

Roman von Ungern-Sternberg Nikolai Robert Maximilian Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg (; 10 January 1886 – 15 September 1921), often referred to as Roman von Ungern-Sternberg or Baron Ungern, was an anti-communist general in the Russian Civil War and then an independent wa ...

(1886–1921), Russian general,

White Movement The White movement,. The old spelling was retained by the Whites to differentiate from the Reds. also known as the Whites, was one of the main factions of the Russian Civil War of 1917–1922. It was led mainly by the Right-wing politics, right- ...

warlord * Erich von Ungern-Sternberg (1910–1989), Finnish architect *

Otto Reinhold Ludwig von Ungern-Sternberg Otto Reinhold Ludwig von Ungern-Sternberg was a Polish chamberlain and envoy as well as Baltic German shipowner and landowner. His parents were Reinhold Gustav von Ungern-Sternberg (* 1714; † 1787) and his wife Christina Sophia von Rosen ...

* , German Diplomat, former ambassador to Iran and Indonesia * Maria Stella von Ungern-Sternberg, recognized by an ecclesiastical court a Princess of the Royal

House of Orléans The 4th House of Orléans (), sometimes called the House of Bourbon-Orléans () to distinguish it, is the fourth holder of a surname previously used by several branches of the House of France, Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimat ...

Patron of the University of Latvia

Jürgen von Ungern-Sternberg is a silver patron of the

University of Latvia University of Latvia (, shortened ''LU'') is a public research university located in Riga, Latvia. The university was established in 1919. History The University of Latvia, initially named as the Higher School of Latvia () was founded on Se ...

Foundation. He has supported the University of Latvia since 1999 by donating to establish a scholarship in memory of his grandfather Bernhard Holander. It will be awarded to the best doctor or master of the Faculty of History and Philosophy of the University of Latvia.

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